Communities

Representatives from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the U.S. Internet Industry Association (USIIA) will discuss the new communities coming online in record numbers in the United St...

Broadband adoption increases, but monthly prices do, too.

The number of online adults who use classified ads websites, such as Craigslist, more than doubled from 2005 to 2009.

Aimed at the business side of the video game world, this talk outlines recent demographics on teen and adult video game play, discusses parents as gatekeepers to teen game play and parents' behavior, attitudes and concerns around games. Finally, t...

The share of adult internet users who have a profile on an online social network site has more than quadrupled in the past four years -- from 8% in 2005 to 35% at the end of 2008.

Nearly all American teens play computer, console, or cell phone games and teens' gaming experience is rich and varied, with a significant amount of social interaction and potential for civic engagement.

All virtual worlds are 3-D internet tools where people interact and communicate using avatars, however, some virtual worlds track more faithfully to the real world than others.

83% of online Americans say they have used the internet to seek information about their hobbies and 29% do so on a typical day.

12% of internet users participate in an online patient group.

A discussion of Pew Internet Project findings about how the internet has changed communities and the general learning environment of users.